Packing-frame for shipping-boxes.



No. 767,749. PATENTED AUG. 16, 1904. C. A. HAAS & B. KOCHS. PAGKING FRAME FOR SHIPPING BOXES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9. 1902.

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PATENT OEEicE.

CYRUS A. HAAS AND BENJAMIN KOCHS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNORS TO SCHOENTHALER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION.

PACKING-FRAME FOR SHIPPING-BOXES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 767,749, dated August 16, 1904.

Application filed August 9, 1902. Serial No. 119,038-' No model.)

To {DZ/Z whom zit may concern:

Be it known that we, CYRUs A. HAAS and BEN- JAMIN Kooris, citizens of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packing-Frames for Shipping-Boxes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Our invention relates to a filler-frame for use in the transportation of bottles shipped in boxes, whereby they are maintained in a separated condition.

The object of our invention is to furnish a frame of the character named in which the various bottle-receiving compartments will invariably be of uniform dimensions and which can be readily folded into a compact condition, also a frame that may be folded and unfolded without distortion.

Our invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed 'out in the claims.

Figure I is a perspective view illustrating our improved packing-frame. Fig. II is a top or bottom view of the packing-frame in folded condition. Fig. III is a side view of the packing-frame in folded condition. Fig. IV is a perspective view of a fragment of one of the strips of the packing-frame, showing the notches therein formed by the binding-wires.-

Fig. V is aview showing fragments of two of the crossing-strips and binding-wires at their connection 'to said strips.

1 designates crossing-strips arranged in horizontal series and positioned in vertical tiers one above another, the various tiers being spaced apart a distance corresponding to the dimensions of the bottle-receiving compartment to be produced in the packing.

2 designates crossing-strips extending transversely or at right angles to the strips 1 and arranged in horizontal series extending between the strips 1 and positioned in vertical tiers spaced apart a distance corresponding to the spacing of the strips 1.

The binding-wires by which the crossingstrips 1 and 2 are connected are arranged in pa1rs at the unctions of the crossing-strips and are united at their lower ends by twists 3 and at their upper ends by twists 4. Between thecrossing-strips at their junctions the wires are twisted to furnish, first, a right the upper ends of the loops the wires are again twisted, but in a contrary direction to that first mentioned, to produce a left-hand twist 8. In the unfolded condition of the packing-frame the next surmounting loop of each pair of wires is positioned at right angles to the preceding loop and receives the crossing-strip extending transversely to that confined in the first loop, and the loop is terminated by a righthand twist 5, similar to the first-mentioned twist. In this'manner the wires are twisted and formed into loops extending alternately at right angles to each other and having the twists between them alternately right-hand and left-hand. In the process of twisting the wires and producing the loops in which the crossing-strips are confined the wires at the upper and lower ends of the loops are embedded into the edges of the crossing-strips, thereby producing notches 9, (see Figs. IV and V,) that by receiving the wires securely hold the strips 1 and 2 and prevent their slippage within the loops, thereby rendering the confinement of the strips absolutely secure. By the provision of the right and left hand twists 5 and 8, arranged alternately throughout the binding-wires between the crossing-strips, we have produced a construction that permits free movement of the entire packing-frame in folding it. This free movement is due to the fact that when the packing-frame-is folded the twists 5 and 8 all untwist to a partial extent and in uniformity, whereas when the packing-frame is unfolded they all twist with the same uniformity and reduce the size of the loops and clamp the strip therein to the extent that they were untwisted in the act of folding.

When the packing-frame is in open or unfolded condition, it will be seen that the loops of the binding-wires are positioned at rightangles to each other alternately throughout the frame, so as to bear in close contact with the sides of the strips confined thereby when the twists 5 and 8 are tightened. It will also be seen that when the frame is folded the loops move into parallel planes, due to the untwisting of the twists 5 and 8, which permits the frame as a whole to move into a compact folded condition. It will further be seen that when the packing-frame is folded the wires are moved into parallel rows extending across the frame and that the number of Wires in the rows increase toward the center from each end, as seen in Fig. 11.

We claim as our invention 1. In a frame of the character described, the combination of series of crossing strips, binding-wires connecting said strips, and right-hand and left-hand twists of said binding-wires between said strips adapted to be twisted on the unfolding of the frame to clamp the strips, substantially as described.

2. In a frame of the character described, the combination of series of crossing strips, binding-wires connecting said strips,.v and right-hand and left-hand twists of said binding-wires between said strips adapted to be twisted on the unfolding to clamp the strips and untwisted on the folding of the frame, substantially as described.

3. In a frame of the character described, the combination of series of strips crossing each other, binding-wires containing loops, alternate right-hand and left-hand twists at the ends of said loops between said crossing strips to clamp them when the frame is unfolded, and notches in said strips adapted to receive the ends'of said loops, substantially as described.

CYRUS A. HAAS. BENJAMIN KOGHS.

- In presence of E. S. KNIGHT, M. P. SMITH. 

